The Addon Junkie

Today we’re writing about something that affects everyone in the land of Azeroth: Bad tanking.

Specifically, we’re discussing the higher-than-average tendency of Death Knights to be poor quality tanks. I want to emphasize here that it’s not about the class and whether it’s “fit” to tank, nor is it always about the player. Most of the time it’s a simple matter of technique. More than any other class I’ve played, the Death Knight has possibly the least informative (or most misinformative… is that a word?) tooltips and spell descriptions that I’ve ever seen. Combine that with the fact that you essentially have two resources to watch – runes (cooldown-based) and runic power (starts at empty, fills as you fight) – and DKs can be a very confusing class to play.

Full disclosure: my DK is only 66 and I’ve only ever played as frost, but every level since the starting zone has been gained through instance runs, and 99% of the time I was the one tanking, quite successfully might I add. This video is primarily targeted to frost DKs leveling as tanks, but any DK of any level and spec who wants to try their hand at tanking might be well served by the information contained.

And now, without further ado, I present my humble submission for the betterment of low-level DKs everywhere. Video after the break.
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